07 December 2008

Ready for a big week

The Repowering Project: Days 18 & 19 (weekend)

Saturday morning brought Jason & Keith. Mounts were inspected, engine raised, mounts removed to Jason's truck, re-sculpted, brought back up, put in place, and then Keith and Jason began the delicate business of lining up everything, with the ship's engineer below adjusting the prop. Once everything was aligned to their satisfaction and the mounts marked for the bolt holes, the engine was raised again, mounts removed, replaced on wooden blocks, and Keith & Jason left. Jason will now bore all the necessary holes and then have them painted, ready for final refit.

In the afternoon the captain and mate shared the laborious task of cleaning the prop hub, ready for a coat of PropSpeed. We've seen enough props out of the water on boats in the yard that have had this treatment and are completely pristine - no plant or animal life at all - to decide it's worth the investment.

Sunday we had the luxury of a later start. We spent most of the day emptying the lazarette ready for adaptation for the new exhaust system. We also made a cardboard cut-out version of the water trap most likely to fit, and are now sufficiently confident to order it and the exhaust hose.

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